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No.

Callsignal,

Frequency in

k/cs.

Wavelength

in motres

22 VPFZ

1364

500

220 600

|

(Ze 5)

(9)-Police Launch No. 2.

Description.

Normal

working range

Ous

Modulated contiun-

Wave (1,600

periods) .05 K. W. self

excited valve trans- mitter.

50 Police.

(10)-Police Launch No. 3.

23 VPB

PBQ

1364

500 1

220

Modulated continu-

50 Police.

600

ous ware (1,600 per-

iods) .05 K.W. self

excite valve trans- mitter.

(11)-Police Launch No. 4.

24 VPFT

1361 500

220

Modulated continu-

50 Police.

600

ous wave (1,600 per-

iods) .05 K.W. self excited valve trans- mitter.

Service on which employed

(12)-Government Radio Office, Ground floor, P. & O. Building,

Des Voeux Road, Central, Victoria.

Central control and emergency receiving office, controls transmitters Nos. 1-15 and receives signals picked up by the Government Receiving Stations at Kowloon and Victoria Peak by means of a system of tone channels, accepts and delivers telegrams to and from ships at sea, to most places in the Far East, American Continents, Australasia and Europe, receives and publishes Rugby Press messages twice daily, maintains communication with Waglan Lighthouse by submarine cable, or alternatively in the event of breakdown, by wireless; also with Gap Rock Lighthouse by wireless, advises Government Departments and the general public as required, of vessels entering the harbour, receives and forwards meteorological telegrams, navigation warnings, health bulletins, controls Police and Harbour Department's wireless services.

(13)-Inspector W/T Office, 1st Floor, G. P. O. Building, Victoria.

Issues licences to ships, amateur transmitters, broadcast listeners and dealers, examines applicants for Wireless Operators' Certificates of Proficiency and is generally responsible for the local administration of wireless under the direction of the Postmaster General' and the Chief Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department.

(14)-Government Radio Receiving Station, Royal Observatory Grounds, Kowloon.

This station is used for reception only, being the main receiving point for all commerical and meteorological services, and the operating and receiving point for marine and harbour services, receives time signals from Nauen, Malabar and Manila daily, receives press messages from Rugby twice daily and accepts and delivers telegrams to or from Kowloon. The equipment consists of 1 Rugby press receiver arranged for "Heartshape" reception, 2 Marconi receivers RG6A, one for marine reception on 600 metres and one for marine and point to point reception on long waves, 1 Marconi receiver type RP2B for reception of long wave, meteorological reports and time signals and for alternative wave marine recention, i Burndept short wave receiver for reception of short wave meteorological reports and for short wave communication with ships and 17 short wave receivers for commercial services connected to the Government Radio Office, Victoria by a system of tone channels,

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